Age Garton
@agegarton.bsky.social
HR specialist, aspiring writer, politically centrist-left but proudly woke AF. British & European (I want my EU passport back! #Rejoin) 🇬🇧🇪🇺🏳️🌈🏴☠️
Posts are my own views - I’m representing no one but myself here :)
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Posts are my own views - I’m representing no one but myself here :)
(I don’t respond to DMs)
This feels so damn accurate.
The Budapest Memorandum has meant little to nothing.
I feel strongly that if the UN or NATO doesn’t provide effective support to eject Russia from Ukraine territory, we’ll regret it.
The Budapest Memorandum has meant little to nothing.
I feel strongly that if the UN or NATO doesn’t provide effective support to eject Russia from Ukraine territory, we’ll regret it.
When America Has Your Back
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Cartoon by Kevin KAL Kallaugher
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Cartoon by Kevin KAL Kallaugher
November 27, 2025 at 11:30 PM
This feels so damn accurate.
The Budapest Memorandum has meant little to nothing.
I feel strongly that if the UN or NATO doesn’t provide effective support to eject Russia from Ukraine territory, we’ll regret it.
The Budapest Memorandum has meant little to nothing.
I feel strongly that if the UN or NATO doesn’t provide effective support to eject Russia from Ukraine territory, we’ll regret it.
Is it just me, or is anyone else experiencing video playback sometimes getting stuck so that you have to terminate the app?
Am on iPhone.
Am on iPhone.
November 27, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Is it just me, or is anyone else experiencing video playback sometimes getting stuck so that you have to terminate the app?
Am on iPhone.
Am on iPhone.
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🚨WOW! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 75,000 signatures! 🙏
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
🚨WOW! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 75,000 signatures! 🙏
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Next time someone asks what's the matter with Musk's Twitter, show them this:
An account in India, amplifying a billionaire from South Africa being cheered by an Irish passport holder (using an alias) to encourage civil unrest in the UK.
An account in India, amplifying a billionaire from South Africa being cheered by an Irish passport holder (using an alias) to encourage civil unrest in the UK.
November 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Next time someone asks what's the matter with Musk's Twitter, show them this:
An account in India, amplifying a billionaire from South Africa being cheered by an Irish passport holder (using an alias) to encourage civil unrest in the UK.
An account in India, amplifying a billionaire from South Africa being cheered by an Irish passport holder (using an alias) to encourage civil unrest in the UK.
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The unfair dismissal issue is remarkably straightforward.
All across the EU, it’s possible to dismiss an employee for sound reasons and by following a fair process.
I am at a loss as to why the same standard here would “stunt growth”. Egregious capitulation is what this is.
All across the EU, it’s possible to dismiss an employee for sound reasons and by following a fair process.
I am at a loss as to why the same standard here would “stunt growth”. Egregious capitulation is what this is.
November 27, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The unfair dismissal issue is remarkably straightforward.
All across the EU, it’s possible to dismiss an employee for sound reasons and by following a fair process.
I am at a loss as to why the same standard here would “stunt growth”. Egregious capitulation is what this is.
All across the EU, it’s possible to dismiss an employee for sound reasons and by following a fair process.
I am at a loss as to why the same standard here would “stunt growth”. Egregious capitulation is what this is.
Have to say, I think this is really disappointing and somewhat baffling.
Why row back on the right NOT to be UNFAIRLY dismissed?
I don’t know who’s advising the Labour leadership, but it’s going to cost them the next election if they don’t sort their shit out.
apple.news/AaH5_z978QAm...
Why row back on the right NOT to be UNFAIRLY dismissed?
I don’t know who’s advising the Labour leadership, but it’s going to cost them the next election if they don’t sort their shit out.
apple.news/AaH5_z978QAm...
Labour U-turns on unfair dismissal right from day one after business backlash — The i Paper
The move to water down the Employment Rights Bill follows a significant business backlash
apple.news
November 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Have to say, I think this is really disappointing and somewhat baffling.
Why row back on the right NOT to be UNFAIRLY dismissed?
I don’t know who’s advising the Labour leadership, but it’s going to cost them the next election if they don’t sort their shit out.
apple.news/AaH5_z978QAm...
Why row back on the right NOT to be UNFAIRLY dismissed?
I don’t know who’s advising the Labour leadership, but it’s going to cost them the next election if they don’t sort their shit out.
apple.news/AaH5_z978QAm...
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Pleased to report that, after we intimated we would sue it, Ofcom has changed course and will look again at whether TalkTV is complying with the Broadcasting Code.
We are also now starting to look with our lawyers at the BBC's whitewashing of trans existence. goodlaw.social/vfq2
We are also now starting to look with our lawyers at the BBC's whitewashing of trans existence. goodlaw.social/vfq2
TalkTV: Ofcom bows to pressure | Good Law Project
We said we’d sue over Ofcom’s decision to dismiss 22,000 complaints about transphobia on TalkTV – now the regulator has caved.
goodlaw.social
November 27, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Pleased to report that, after we intimated we would sue it, Ofcom has changed course and will look again at whether TalkTV is complying with the Broadcasting Code.
We are also now starting to look with our lawyers at the BBC's whitewashing of trans existence. goodlaw.social/vfq2
We are also now starting to look with our lawyers at the BBC's whitewashing of trans existence. goodlaw.social/vfq2
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Can I just point out that the shingles vaccine hurts like no other vaccine I have ever had.
Can I also point out that doing a workout after having the vaccination was an error of judgement.
Owwwch!!
Can I also point out that doing a workout after having the vaccination was an error of judgement.
Owwwch!!
November 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Can I just point out that the shingles vaccine hurts like no other vaccine I have ever had.
Can I also point out that doing a workout after having the vaccination was an error of judgement.
Owwwch!!
Can I also point out that doing a workout after having the vaccination was an error of judgement.
Owwwch!!
One hell of a way to avoid buying your in-laws a Christmas present: set ICE thugs on them.
Bruna Caroline Ferreira, who was brought to the U.S. as a child and is the mother of Leavitt’s nephew, was arrested near Boston earlier this month and taken into ICE custody.
Woman With Ties To Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s Family In ICE Custody
Bruna Caroline Ferreira, who was brought to the U.S. as a child and is the mother of Leavitt’s nephew, was arrested near Boston earlier this month and taken into ICE custody.
www.forbes.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:01 AM
One hell of a way to avoid buying your in-laws a Christmas present: set ICE thugs on them.
In addition to some pretty flaky budget critique from Peston tonight, he takes the chance to question Tice about the huge controversies surrounding Farage & Reform.
Approximately 1.5 mins of polite questions followed by “we’re out out time - delightful to see you”.
What the actual…..?
Approximately 1.5 mins of polite questions followed by “we’re out out time - delightful to see you”.
What the actual…..?
November 27, 2025 at 12:07 AM
In addition to some pretty flaky budget critique from Peston tonight, he takes the chance to question Tice about the huge controversies surrounding Farage & Reform.
Approximately 1.5 mins of polite questions followed by “we’re out out time - delightful to see you”.
What the actual…..?
Approximately 1.5 mins of polite questions followed by “we’re out out time - delightful to see you”.
What the actual…..?
Possibly the best point you’ll read related to the Budget.
On Truss & Kwarteng in ‘22. Allister Heath, Telegraph: “the best budget I have ever heard a British chancellor deliver". Alex Brummer, Mail: “a genuine Tory package elbowing to one side the Treasury's fiscal conservatism".
These men will now be paid actual money for their analysis of today’s budget.
These men will now be paid actual money for their analysis of today’s budget.
November 27, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Possibly the best point you’ll read related to the Budget.
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On Truss & Kwarteng in ‘22. Allister Heath, Telegraph: “the best budget I have ever heard a British chancellor deliver". Alex Brummer, Mail: “a genuine Tory package elbowing to one side the Treasury's fiscal conservatism".
These men will now be paid actual money for their analysis of today’s budget.
These men will now be paid actual money for their analysis of today’s budget.
November 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
On Truss & Kwarteng in ‘22. Allister Heath, Telegraph: “the best budget I have ever heard a British chancellor deliver". Alex Brummer, Mail: “a genuine Tory package elbowing to one side the Treasury's fiscal conservatism".
These men will now be paid actual money for their analysis of today’s budget.
These men will now be paid actual money for their analysis of today’s budget.
Slightly baffled at Peston tonight.
Three guests are card-carrying right wing, and the representative of the left is a guy who was part of Labour’s previous failures and is anti the current leadership.
The Budget might not have been very creative, but neither is it as bad as its being painted.
Three guests are card-carrying right wing, and the representative of the left is a guy who was part of Labour’s previous failures and is anti the current leadership.
The Budget might not have been very creative, but neither is it as bad as its being painted.
November 27, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Slightly baffled at Peston tonight.
Three guests are card-carrying right wing, and the representative of the left is a guy who was part of Labour’s previous failures and is anti the current leadership.
The Budget might not have been very creative, but neither is it as bad as its being painted.
Three guests are card-carrying right wing, and the representative of the left is a guy who was part of Labour’s previous failures and is anti the current leadership.
The Budget might not have been very creative, but neither is it as bad as its being painted.
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The OBR says that the VAT charge on private schools has raised more money than expected because fewer pupils have gone into the state sector
Never believe the Tories and their media.
Never believe the Tories and their media.
November 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The OBR says that the VAT charge on private schools has raised more money than expected because fewer pupils have gone into the state sector
Never believe the Tories and their media.
Never believe the Tories and their media.
Watching David Tennant on The Assembly (C4).
We could all be a bit more David Tennant. The world would be a better place better place.
We could all be a bit more David Tennant. The world would be a better place better place.
November 25, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Watching David Tennant on The Assembly (C4).
We could all be a bit more David Tennant. The world would be a better place better place.
We could all be a bit more David Tennant. The world would be a better place better place.
Elon is a neo-fascist shitgibbon and I’d love to know how deeply he had his fingers in Trump’s election.
November 25, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Elon is a neo-fascist shitgibbon and I’d love to know how deeply he had his fingers in Trump’s election.
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""He would sidle up to me and growl: ‘Hitler was right,’ or ‘Gas them,’ sometimes adding a long hiss to simulate the sound of the gas showers."
Not sure how many people after holding such views in their lives are ever likely... to change.
Would Farage ? Lol
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
Not sure how many people after holding such views in their lives are ever likely... to change.
Would Farage ? Lol
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
""He would sidle up to me and growl: ‘Hitler was right,’ or ‘Gas them,’ sometimes adding a long hiss to simulate the sound of the gas showers."
Not sure how many people after holding such views in their lives are ever likely... to change.
Would Farage ? Lol
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
Not sure how many people after holding such views in their lives are ever likely... to change.
Would Farage ? Lol
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
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Now, remind me again that non-Americans should mind their own business.
November 25, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Now, remind me again that non-Americans should mind their own business.
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This is exactly what the recent Trump-BBC 'scandal' was designed to achieve. The BBC is now self-censoring criticisms of Trump in the name of "impartiality"
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 10:26 AM
This is exactly what the recent Trump-BBC 'scandal' was designed to achieve. The BBC is now self-censoring criticisms of Trump in the name of "impartiality"
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This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 30,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 this week.
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 25, 2025 at 7:32 AM
This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 30,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 this week.
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Perfectly accurate, interesting, and shows how the current uber-focus on immigration (to the exclusion of all else) is bonkers!
This is how your £100 Income Tax was spent...
£22 → NHS
£6 → Defence
£10 → Education
£10 → Debt interest
£11.40 → State pensions
£4.15 → Working-age welfare (PIP, Universal Credit, health support, etc.)
£0.50 → Asylum system
£0.70 → Overseas aid
Yeah! Hate spending that £1.20!
£22 → NHS
£6 → Defence
£10 → Education
£10 → Debt interest
£11.40 → State pensions
£4.15 → Working-age welfare (PIP, Universal Credit, health support, etc.)
£0.50 → Asylum system
£0.70 → Overseas aid
Yeah! Hate spending that £1.20!
November 24, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Perfectly accurate, interesting, and shows how the current uber-focus on immigration (to the exclusion of all else) is bonkers!
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So Laura Kuenssberg did an hour long programme yesterday and did not mention once, the party leading the polls being implicated in Russian money?
Lisa Nandy, you have a golden opportunity to move Robbie Gibb on and really move the BBC back to real impartiality.
Lisa Nandy, you have a golden opportunity to move Robbie Gibb on and really move the BBC back to real impartiality.
November 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
So Laura Kuenssberg did an hour long programme yesterday and did not mention once, the party leading the polls being implicated in Russian money?
Lisa Nandy, you have a golden opportunity to move Robbie Gibb on and really move the BBC back to real impartiality.
Lisa Nandy, you have a golden opportunity to move Robbie Gibb on and really move the BBC back to real impartiality.